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Bishop Horace W.B. Donegan, the Episcopal bishop of New York from 1950 until 1972 and an early church advocate for the rights of blacks, women and the poor, died Monday in his home in Sanibel, Fla. He was 91. His longtime chaplain, Rev. Geoffrey R.M. Skrinar, said the bishop died of throat cancer. Bishop Donegan, in his 22 years as spiritual leader of the New York Diocese, transformed its social conciousness. A slender, blue-eyed courtly man, he took a diocese with some of the most patrician families in the country and focused its attention on the needs of the growing ranks of the poor.

Mykola "Mike" Pelypenko, age 80, passed away after a longtime illness on January 17, 2006. Beloved husband of Lydia for 45 years. Loving father of Elizabeth (Art) Italo and Dolly (Hugh) Dugan; cherished grandfather of Valentino Italo; dear brother of Maria Merkelo and Paul (the late Maria) Pelypenko; fond uncle of Paul and Jean Merkelo and Lily Pelypenko. An Electrical Engineer with the City of Chicago for over 20 years and a longtime member of St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral.

The Anglican bishop of Harare ordered his cathedral and the capital's other Anglican churches closed Sunday and instead held a prayer meeting and fundraiser at a sports arena to celebrate his 33rd wedding anniversary. No notice was posted at the Harare cathedral to explain why its doors were locked Sunday, the first time it has been closed in decades. Church officials accused Bishop Nolbert Kunonga of demanding the closings so congregations could attend his event, which also was meant to raise money for a clerical training college in Harare.